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In the game NetHack, in order to win the game, the player must offer up for sacrifice the Amulet of Yendor at an appropriately aligned altar.

"Some lady" mentioned when offering the Amulet of Yendor may be a reference to The Lady, the deity of the tourist role in NetHack, one of the most tongue-in-cheek, original, and difficult roles in the game.

The "fiendishly difficult trivia question" is likely a reference to Groucho Marx and his game show You Bet Your Life. When contestants were doing badly and not getting any questions right, Groucho would have mercy on them and ask them ridiculously easy questions. These included things like "What color is the White House?" and "Who is buried in Grant's Tomb?"